BE BLACK AS NIGHT – czarny jak noc
Przykład: When we walked into the house we couldn’t see anything. It was as black as night.
IN BLACK AND WHITE – czarno na białym, czyli: niezbicie, w sposób niepodważalny, jednoznacznie, wyraźnie
Przykład: I don’t understand why Sally doesn’t believe me. Look! It is written here in black and white.
TO BLACK OUT– przerwa w dostawie prądu, stracić przytomność
Przykłady:
We had a big black out in Tarnów yesterday. The town was out of power for about 12 hours.
I don’t know what happened to her. She just blacked out after running 5 kilometers.
BLACK MARKET– czarny rynek, czyli nielegalny handel
Przykład: My grandfather used to sell home-made alcohol on the black market.
AS BLACK AS A SKLILLET – czarny jak smoła
Przykład: Laura was afraid to go down to the cellar. It was as black as a skillet down there.
ĆWICZENIA
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poprawne. (Poziom trudności: ***)
as black as a skillet I black market I to black out
as black as night I in black and white
- He used to trade on the ………………………………. selling guns illegally.
- I love to have everything written down in my notebook. When I put it ………………………………. I am
perfectly organised. - When the lights have gone off, little Mary started crying at it was ………………………………. .
- She ………………………………. when she heard about her mother’s health problems.
- George turn the light on! I can’t see anything in here! It’s ………………………………. everywhere!
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